The Stars B Team was out again in League action on this busy week following the championship game on Thursday. Conditions threatened to be similar to Thursday due to a downpour just prior to throw in but it cleared up in the early minutes of the game. Your humble narrator opened the scoring in the opening minutes after good build up from the midfield and half forwards. Colin Devereux opened his tally for the club on his debut with a neat point of his own. Rory continued his fine form from earlier in the day to add another goal to his tally. The Stars tipped away nicely at the scoreboard all half against the wind to go in at half time 3 or 4 points up.

The second half saw the stars really ramp up the gears to take full control of the game. What was most pleasing was the spread of scores through the team with all 6 forwards scoring and both midfielders as well as Tom and Niall Mullane. Colin Devereux capped a very impressive debut with 6 points in total. There was a big turnover of bodies due to all the games this week so fair play to everyone who took part to make it an unbeaten 2 games.

Sometimes there's a game... I won't say an epic, 'cause, what's an epic? But sometimes, there's a game. And I'm talkin' about the Stars B team here. Sometimes, there's a game, well, its the game for its time and place. This wasn’t championship weather, this wasn’t samba hurling but man it was a game. About as much satisfaction as you can get on a field without winning. Ding dong was a phrase used on the viber thread and it was apt.

Rory got the game underway with a sweet strike on the turn in the first minute. Niall O’Keefe added another on his debut. Round Towers (RT) replied with a point of their own which was a pattern that continued throughout a really close game. Next up I got to set up Stephen Casey with a reverse infield pass, controlled on the run and blasted to the back of the net. Game on. RT’s replied with 2 quickfire points of their own and Niall helped himself to another in reply. Then a breaking ball around the half forward/midfield area broke to Ronan ‘Mailman’ Moloney who despatched it over the bar. Mailman always delivers baby! Your humble narrator even got in on the scoring. Ronan Keane contributed a point on his championship debut too. It was up and down the pitch with the sides going in at half time with only a point to separate us. The stars up 1 point in 1-10 to 1-09.

The second half started with a bang with RT going straight up the field and scoring a goal which was a class finish to be fair. The Stars replied with a free from the ever reliable Tom Kehoe. Then your humble narrator got in on the goal scoring act with a shot that dropped just under the bar. I can’t say I meant it but hey they all count. Game on again. More points were exchanged as the game went from one end of the pitch to the other. There was lots of ground hurling, there was lots of honey potting and throw balls but the intensity never dropped. Niall O’Keefe and a RT man had a bad accidental collision midway through the second half but both got back up and battled on. The Stars had a goal ruled out controversially after the goalie appeared to collect the ball behind the goal line.

Points were exchanged tit for tat right up until the end when the Stars found themselves a point down with a minute to play. After some heavy pressure the stars were awarded a free which Tom duly despatched. Game over. Points shared. What a game. Realt Dearg Abú.#ilovesmeclub